detroit riots, when we shut down i think lower canyon boulevard in loss ang less and shot those riots after the rodney king incident and we would go home and those images that we were shooting were on the tv, so it was eerie. it was eerie. it was really nerve-racking and kind of scary and sort of confusing and, but it just laid in the responsibility that we had to do with this film, you know? >> how were people in compton responding, if you're there and they were filming, you're reproducing these painful riots of previous decades even as fresh riots are occurring around the country. what kind of response were you all getting? >> well, the city had nothing but love for us, you know, they knew what we were trying to do, making this film, and they definitely wanted to see it right. of course you have your nwa fans, heckling you, you know, making sure you get it right.